Monster Music NZ

Hari huritau to Grace! 🥳

Grace is a passionate and inspired multi-instrumentalist. Her lifelong study of music has equipped her with a wealth of knowledge, which loves sharing with her students!

She holds a Bachelor of Music, has achieved Grade 8 in the NZMEB Classical Guitar exams, and has been teaching since late 2017.

Grace is deeply interested in different cultures and once brought Te Reo Māori songs to share during a cultural trip to China. She values teaching in a positive and supportive way, always aiming to foster trust, joy, and enthusiasm in her students!

Show her some love down below 👇

A reminder that auditions for our 2026 Rock-A-Thon close tomorrow (June 8th!)

To enter, just send a video audition of your band’s best song (original or cover) to [email protected] by June 8th - selected bands will be announced June 15th!

If selected, you'll be performing a 15-minute set (including at least one original song). We've got heaps of spot prizes and a share of $1000 IN GIVEAWAYS! 🤩

It's happening at A Rolling Stone on July 19th, from 1pm – 4pm - we'd love to see you get involved!

Our Tutor of the Month for May is the one and only... Aaron Wildermoth!

Aaron has been onboard with us since the beginning of 2024, and he has always gone above and beyond with his kids! No matter what time of day the performance is, Aaron is there, ready to support - on whatever instrument he’s handed on the day!

Prebbleton School is Aaron's main stomping ground (the school absolutely love him too!), but he also runs very tight band programs in a few of our other schools (4 of his bands are heading to BandQuest this year!)

We love having ya on the team Aaron, you're a HUGE asset to Monster Music!

We're trying something new - we're bringing our Mid Year Concerts to North Canterbury for the first time!

They're happening June 24th & 25th from 5:30pm at Monteith's Rangiora!

The Mid Year Concerts are a super fun event where ALL of the students that learn with Monster Music have the opportunity to perform something that they have been working on.

There will be guitars, drums, keyboards, ukuleles, singers, rock bands, prizes and obviously a WHOLE LOT OF FUN!

- $13 per adult (cash/eftpos on door)
- Under 16's are free!

We'd love to see you there!

Our June 500 Competition kicks off TODAY!

Your child has a challenge sheet to fill in from their tutor - and if they record playing their instrument for over 500 minutes, they'll win some wicked prizes! For more details, check out their challenge sheet.

We can’t wait to see how many minutes everyone plays their instrument for the month of June! Whether the aim is to top the leaderboard or for your child to be challenged with a new song, now’s the time to jump in.

Good luck everyone! Let the June 500 begin!

Congratulations to Reid from Emmanuel Christian School, who is our Monster of the Month for May!

Reid was nominated by his tutor, for being an absolute guitar loving superstar. He turns up to every lesson with a huge smile, awesome attitude and ready to rock! Reid has a great taste in music, a natural feel for the guitar, and is constantly bringing new discoveries and ideas into his lessons from practicing at home.

He has also recently started busking and has been doing an awesome job already. We can’t wait to see where his talent takes him… we reckon this guy is going to be a rockstar one day!

Shot Reid, you’re an absolute legend in the making! 🎸🔥

One week to go until our FIRST-EVER concert in North Canterbury!

Featuring 6 of our very best performers live at .rangiora on Sunday 31st May, 1–4pm.

Come down, grab a drink or a bite, and support some incredible young superstars

If you have children who learn with us in North Canterbury, this could be a great opportunity to show them what performing with Monster Music is like!

It will be a super chill event and the whole family is welcome to come along and enjoy the music :)

Heads up everyone... This sounds pretty cool!

Our friends at A Rolling Stone have an incredible musician performing next Sunday night that some of our kids (and parents!) would absolutely love.

Ben Waters is an unbelievable piano player who’s performed with The Rolling Stones and loads of other legendary artists around the world.

If your child loves live music, blues, rock’n’roll, piano, or just seeing epic musicians up close, this would be such a cool experience :)

🗓 Sunday 24th May
🕡 6:30pm
📍 A Rolling Stone
🎟 Adults $25 | Kids free

Event link here: https://www.facebook.com/share/17PhKkcTcp/

Could be a pretty inspiring night for some young musicians 👊